It’s Easter Sunday, it’s spring, and April is also Jazz Appreciation Month! Lots of things are going on at the same time, so there’s a real mix of music swirling around in my head.
Though I no longer believe in bunnies who bring chocolate eggs, I do think fondly of the sweets-filled baskets I received as a kid. As soon as I think about the word “basket,” related to Easter or not, I immediately hear Ella Fitzgerald’s voice in my head, singing her 1938 hit tune “A Tisket, A Tasket,” so that’s where I’m starting today, before I let her lead us to the other music in today’s gift basket.
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